Hematologic malignancies with t(4;11)(q21;q23) - A cytogenetic, morphologic, immunophenotypic and clinical study of 183 cases

Leukemia

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 779-787

  Johansson, B ^a   Moorman, A V ^b   Haas, O A ^c   Watmore, A E ^d   Cheung, K L ^b   Swanton, S ^b   Seeker Walker, L M ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d Centre for Human Genetics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Immunophenotype; Morphology; Secondary chromosomal changes; Survival; t(4; 11)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 4; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME; TRISOMY 8; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031895675     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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